Appendix V. 



PUBLICATIONS OF THE YEAR. 



SMITHSONIAX CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLKDGK. 



As nientioued in the last report, a uienioir on the "Genesis of the Arietitl.T?," by 

 Prof. Alphens Hyatt, had been accepted for publication in the series of '-C'ontribn- 

 tious to Knowledf^e," and was in the hands of the printer. This work has been com- 

 pleted, and issued during the year as No. 673, in the Smithsonian list of publications. 

 It forms a quarto volume of 26.5 pages (including Introduction, index, and explana- 

 tions of plates), and is illustrated with 35 figures in the text, 6 folding charts or 

 tables, and 14 plates, of which 10 are heliographs. 



No. 891. "The Solar Corona, discussed by Spherical Harmonics," by Prof. Frank 

 H. Bigelow. This memoir is published in quarto form in the same style as the Con- 

 tributions to Knowledge, though not designed to be included in the A'olumes of that 

 series. It comprises 22 pages, and is illustrated with 4 diagrams, and 1 phototype 

 plate. 



No. 692. "Photographs of the Corona, taken during the Total Eclipse of the Suu, 

 January 1, 1889. Structure of the Corona," by David P. Todd. This, like the pre- 

 ceding, although in quarto form, is not intended for the Contribution series. It con- 

 sists of 9 pages of text, with 2 photographic i^lates, showing 9 different views of the 

 Solar Corona during the total eclipse. 



No. 731. Vol. XXVI of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. This vol- 

 ume comprises: Article 1, "Researches upon the venoms of Poisonous Serpents," by 

 S. Weir Mitchell, M. D., and Edward T. Reichert, M. D., published in 188G ; article 2, 

 "Genesis of the ArietidjB," l»y Alphous Hyatt, above described. This forms a quarto 

 volume of xi -{- 461 pages, illustrated with 40 wood-cuts and 19 plates. 



SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS. 



No. 694. "Report on Smithsonian Exchanges for the year ending June 30, 1887," by 

 George H. Boehmer. (From the Smithsonian Report for 1887.) Octavo pamphlet of 

 24 pages. 



No. 695. " The Advance of Science in the last Half-century," by Thomas H. Huxley. 

 (From the Smithsonian Report for 1887.) Octavo jiamphlet of 42 pages. 



No. 696. "An Account of the Progress in Astronomy in the year 1886," by William 

 C. Wiulock. (From the Smithsonian Report for 1887.) Octavo pamphlet of 89 pages. 



No. 697. "An Account of the Progress in North American Geology in theyearl88G," 

 by Nelson H. Darton. (From the Smithsonian Report for 1^87.) Octavo pamphlet 

 of 41 pages. 



No. 698. "Bibliography of North American Paleontology in the year 1886," by 

 John Belknap Marcou. (From the Smithsonian Report for 18"7.) Octavo pamphlet 

 of .57 pages. 



No. 699. "An Account of the Progress in Vulcanology and Seismology in the year 

 1886," by C. G. Rockwood, jr. (From the Smithsonian Report for 1887.) Octavo 

 pamphlet of 24 pages. 



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